When a disaster has occurred in the area of the municipality, as provided for by Cabinet Order, the municipality must promptly report to the prefecture (or to the Prime Minister when it is not possible to report to the prefecture) on conditions of the disaster and provide an outline of the measures taken.
市町村は、当該市町村の区域内に災害が発生したときは、政令で定めるところにより、速やかに、当該災害の状況及びこれに対して執られた措置の概要を都道府県（都道府県に報告ができない場合にあつては、内閣総理大臣）に報告しなければならない。
When a disaster has occurred in the area of the prefecture, as provided for by Cabinet Order, the prefecture must promptly report to the Prime Minister on conditions of the disaster and provide an outline of the measures taken.
都道府県は、当該都道府県の区域内に災害が発生したときは、政令で定めるところにより、速やかに、当該災害の状況及びこれに対して執られた措置の概要を内閣総理大臣に報告しなければならない。
When a disaster involving the operations of a designated public corporation has occurred, as provided for by Cabinet Order, its representative must report promptly to the Prime Minister on conditions of the disaster and provide an outline of the measures taken.
When a disaster involving the function under the jurisdiction of a designated administrative organ has occurred, as provided for by Cabinet Order, its head must report promptly to the Prime Minister on conditions of the disaster and provide an outline of the measures taken.
When a disaster concerning the report under provisions of paragraphs (1) through (4) is found to be an extraordinary disaster or specified disaster, the municipality, the prefecture, representative of the designated public corporation, or the head of the designated administrative organ must make efforts to gather information needed to gauge the scale of the disaster.
In cases where a disaster has occurred within the area of a municipality, when the municipality is unable to make a report under paragraph (1) due to the occurrence of the disaster, the prefecture must make efforts to gather information on the disaster.
In cases where a disaster has occurred within the area of a prefecture, when the prefecture is unable to make a report under paragraph (2) due to the occurrence of the disaster, the head of the designated administrative organ must make efforts to gather information on the disaster involving the function under the jurisdiction of the head.
When the Prime Minister has received reports under provisions of paragraphs (1) through (4), the Prime Minister is to notify the National Disaster Management Council of the matters concerning the report.
内閣総理大臣は、第一項から第四項までの規定による報告を受けたときは、当該報告に係る事項を中央防災会議に通報するものとする。
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disastermachine translation
「災害」
Damage caused by a storm, tornado, heavy rain or snow, flood, slope failure, debris flow, storm surge, earthquake, tsunami, soil liquefaction, volcanic eruption, landslide or other abnormal natural phenomenon, or by a large fire or explosion or another cause that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies as causing damage on a similar scale.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
designated administrative organs
「指定行政機関」
The national administrative organs the Prime Minister designates from among the Cabinet Office (内閣府), the Imperial Household Agency, the Digital Agency, the Disaster Management Agency, the ministries, commissions and agencies, and the councils, facilities, special organs and other bodies set up under them.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iii)· applies throughout the law
designated public corporations
「指定公共機関」
Incorporated administrative agencies, the Bank of Japan, the Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and other public institutions, and corporations running public utilities such as electricity, gas, transport and telecommunications, that the Prime Minister designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies throughout the law
specified disastermachine translation
「特定災害」
A disaster smaller than an extraordinary disaster (非常災害) that puts people's lives or bodies in imminent danger and for which, given the state of the area and other circumstances, there is found to be a special need to push forward emergency disaster control measures; the Prime Minister may set up a specified disaster management headquarters in the Disaster Management Agency for it.
Short name set inArticle 23-3, paragraph (1)
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.